Daniel Domelevo, a former Auditor-General, has told the Attorney-General that Ghanaians are losing hope regarding the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative.
Domelevo stressed that the credibility of the anti-corruption fight now rests largely on how the Attorney-General.
According to him, the delays in high-profile cases submitted under the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative could deepen public cynicism.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, Domelevo stated, “My expectation is the same as I’ve been saying, when we’re going to fight corruption, you should fight it from the top”.
“Because people are losing hope. People are losing confidence. People think it’s going to be business as usual. Nothing is going to happen,” he said.
Domelevo added, “So if it is possible, it should come out with different teams. Some of the issues, remember, I’ve said them and again, that they need to be audited. You can’t just pick what is in our report and go to court”.
“So you should give it out for several audits to be happening concurrently, investigations done concurrently, so that we can start telling people that this is progress we have made. I think that will be good now.”
It will be recalled that on February 10, 2025, the ORAL team submitted their final report to President John Mahama, who has since directed the Attorney General for further actions.
The chairman of Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, revealed that with just 36 cases, Ghana can potentially recover $ 20.49 billion in stolen state resources.
Meanwhile, Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General, has said the Mahama government’s Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) is going well.
The Attorney General further issued a stern warning to state institutions that 2026 is going to be a different year for ORAL.
According to the Attorney General, state institutions that delay when called upon to provide information on alleged corruption will be viewed as being complicit.
Addressing the media in Accra on Monday, December 22, the Attorney General state, “The ORAL investigation is going on well. 2026 is going to be a different year. If I make demands on you [state institutions] and you delay, I will take the view that you are complicit.
“So all state institutions that have information that is needed to file criminal prosecutions should not delay in submitting the information”.